President Reagan: Speech on Airstrikes Against Libya, April 14, 1986 March 25, 2011

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President Ronald Reagan speaks to the American people to announce that the U.S. military has launched air strikes against the African country of Libya. The strikes targeted the country's leader, Colonel Mu'ammar Qadhafi. The President outlines the terrorist activites of Qadhafi and asserts the U.S. right to defend itself against terrorist attacks.

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